Finish and mounting for room interiors



April 1944- A. F. MARSHALL I 2,346,264

FINISH AND MOUNTING FOR ROOM INTERIORS Filed Sept. 25, 1941 itj za 2/ 20+, .2/

Patented Apr. 11, 1944 FENISH AND MOUNTING FOR ROOM INTERIORS Allen F. Marshall, Dallas, Tex.

Application September 25, 1941, Serial No. 412,262

1 Claim.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in building materials and it has particular reference to detachable finishes for room interiors.

The principal object of the invention is to provide pre-formed and detachable finishes, appurtenances and attachments for the interior of rooms of buildings, such as door and window facings, baseboarding, wainscotting, paneling and the like, together with complementary prefabricated supporting means therefor which, in some cases, will include window and door casement studs and sub-frames.

Another object of the invention is to provide interior finishing materials for buildings whose preformed and detachable features makes for increased speed and precision in the application of the finishes of the rooms in newly constructed buildings and which facilitate maintenanceof old buildings, once they are installed therein by making it possible to readily remove and replace the finishes should it be necessary to renew or repair them.

Another object of the invention is to provide interior finishing materials which are held in position on their supports without the aid of nails, screws or the like, hence no tools are required to effect their removal or replacement, once they are adapted.

With the foregoing objects as paramount, the invention has further reference to certain features of accomplishment, to become manifest as the description proceeds, taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, wherein:

Figure l is a fragmentary detail view in perspective showing the connection between the jamb and facing of a window or door.

Figure 2 is a cut-away portion of a partition with a door, showing the manner of attaching the head board, facings and baseboard to the door and wall, respectively.

Figure 3 is a combined view of a casement stud or jamb and facing, each being shown fragmentarily.

Figure 4 is a slightly modified form of mounting for the facings.

Figure 5 is a sectional view taken vertically through the lower portion of the partition shown in Figure 2, showing the manner of attaching the baseboard to the ground.

Figure 6 is a modified form of ground employed for masonry walls.

Figure 7 is a fragmentary view of a. masonry wall in vertical section showing the ground illustrated in Figure 6 with the baseboard attached thereto.

Figure 3 is a single piece metal ground, a modified form of that shown in Figures 5 and 7, and

Figure 9 is a rear view of a section of baseboarding.

Continuing with a more detailed description of the drawing, reference is primarily made to Figure 2 in which is illustrated a special type of partition construction but whose specific fabrication forms no part of the present invention. However, the illustration shows the manner in which the walls and opening are finished according to the provisions of the invention and in this connection, reference numeral I0 denotes the casement stud or buck and head-board l l with finish trim l2 and facings [3. The bucks Ill are each provided with slots [4 which are cut on an angle with respect to the longitudinal axes of the members and directed downwardly. These slots are spaced relatively apart at reasonable intervals and are adapted to receive clips or tongues I5 (Figs. 1 and 3) of the plates I6 which are secured to and correspondingly spaced on the under side of the facings I3.

While it is not always necessary or desirable, the angular slots l4 are provided with conforming metal liners l1 and midway between the sides of these liners, preferably on the lower lip thereof, there is provided a depression a which receives a protuberance b (Fig. 3), carried in a. corresponding position on the complementary tongue I5. This arrangement prevents lateral displacement of the facing 13 with respect to its supporting buck l0, looking it securely in position from which'it cannot b dislodged except by an upward movement thereof sufficient to withdraw the series of tongues 15 from their corre sponding slots l4.

Conventionally, the facing material as well as the baseboarding such as shown herein is plowed out on its reverse sid at c. In being thus prepared, a longitudinal recess of sufiicient depth to accommodate the plates or clips I6 is provided; consequently when the facing is applied to its mounting or support, it has the appearances of lying flush against the support, there benie no clearance between the edges of the facing and wall and the more pressure applied downwardly on the facing, the more snug this relationship becomes.

The horizontal facing 18 above the door, which will apply also to windows, is shown in Figure 2. The construction of this element is carried out identically in the baseboard, which is shown in Figure 9 and also identified by reference nu meral is. To apply the facing E5, the headboard H is provided with parallel, longitudinal slots 19, directed downwardly. The facing carries plates 20, spaced apart, with downwardl directed tongues 21 along their upper and lower edges, to be received in the slots IQ of the headboard II, as shown. The effect is obviously the same as that of the jamb facings l3 and of the baseboard, which will now be described.

In the construction of a building wall or partition, either of masonry such as shown in Figures 7 and 8 or other material, a ground is provided for the baseboard [8 so that the latter may be readily nailed thereto. In the present case, such a ground is shown in Figure 2 and identified by reference numeral 22 and consistsof a section of wood or like material having longitudinal, downwardly directed slots 23 therein, in parallel relationship on either side. Thus this'ground isnot unlike the other horizontally disposed supports such as the headboard H. The tongues 2| of the baseboard l8 are snugly received in these slots and bind the baseboard securely in place. Obviously, it is highly unlikely that there will be any accidental force which would dislodge this or any other finish from its position on its support.

In order to adapt the invention for use in refinishing old buildings, a mounting such as shown in Figure 4 is employed. In this form of mounting, a. strip 24 of metal is crimped to define receptacles 25 at vertically spaced intervals and is secured to the support 26 by nails 2'! and forms a permanent part of the support. The facing is identical in construction to, the facing 53 and bears the same reference characters to denote related parts, it being noted that the tongue l5 of the plate l6, secured to the facing I3, is received in the receptacle 25 to perform the same function as in the preceding instances.

In Figures 6 and 7 is shown a type of ground adapted for masonry walls 28, in order that the elements of the invention may be applied thereto. This ground consists of three separate strips 29 of wood, afiixed to the wall 28 in such spaced relation as to define longitudinal, angular spaces 30. As shown in Figure '7, these spaces are lined with metal and receive the tongues 21 of theplates 20 carried by the baseboard I 8, as shown and as in preceding cases.

A modified form of ground or baseboard mounting is shown in Figure 8 and consists of a sheet of metal, crimped longitudinally to define abutments 3!. The abutments are each provided with downwardly directed recesses or recepticles 32 to receive the tongues 2| of the baseboard plates Zll, as described. Thus, a fireproof ground is provided to carry out the fireproof construction of a building in which the invention is installed.

Manifestly, the construction as shown and described is capable of some modification and such modification as may be construed to fall within the scope and meaning of the appended claim is also considered to be within the spirit and intent of the invention.

What is claimed is:

A finish for building interiors and a mounting therefor including a metallic ground aflixed to the walls of said building and crimped longitudinally to define abutments and having angular, downwardly directed recesses therein and a finish mounted on said ground having on the rear face thereof means disposed at an angle corresponding to the angle of and retained in said recesses to hold said finish securely flush with said ground.

ALLEN F. MARSHALL. 

